Minor in African and African-American Studies
African and African-American Studies offers two minors: the African & African-American Studies minor and the African & African Diasporic Languages minors. These minors make excellent cultural studies companions to all of the professional degrees on campus, as well as other College programs. Please review the "requirements" tab for further details. Graduation requirements and regulations for every academic program are provided in this catalog. Degree requirements and course descriptions are subject to change. In most cases, you will use the catalog of the year you entered KU (see your advisor for details). Other years’ catalogs»
African & African-American Studies Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Knowledge | 6 | |
| Please select one course from two of the following: | ||
| Arabic & Islamic Studies: | ||
| Arabic and Islamic Studies | ||
| African Studies: | ||
| Introduction to Africa | ||
| Introduction to African History | ||
| Introduction to West African History | ||
| African-American Studies: | ||
| Introduction to African-American Studies | ||
| The Black Experience in the Americas | ||
| Historical Context | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| African Traditional Religion and Thought | ||
| Modern Africa | ||
| The Black Experience in the U.S. Since Emancipation | ||
| Modern Africa, Honors | ||
| Introduction to Black Education in the US | ||
| Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities | ||
| Contemporary Context | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| Popular Black Music | ||
| Social Media & African Popular Culture | ||
| African American Culture | ||
| Modern and Contemporary African Art | ||
| Women and Islam | ||
| Language and Society in Africa | ||
| Electives | 6 | |
| Select 6 additional hours of AAAS courses numbered 300 or higher not fulfilling a requirement above. Up to two courses may be advanced language courses. | ||
| African Traditional Religion and Thought | ||
| Haiti: Culture and Identity | ||
| Contemporary Haiti | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of North Africa and the Middle East | ||
| Modern Africa | ||
or AAAS 307 | Modern Africa, Honors | |
or HIST 307 | Modern Africa, Honors | |
| The Black Experience in the U.S. Since Emancipation | ||
| Ministers and Magicians: Black Religions from Slavery to the Present | ||
| African Studies In: _____ | ||
| Legal Issues and the African American | ||
| African-American Studies In: _____ | ||
| Popular Black Music | ||
| African American Culture | ||
| Black Leadership | ||
| Introduction to African Literature | ||
| Introduction to Caribbean Literature | ||
| Women in Contemporary African Literature | ||
| Black Feminist Theory | ||
| Islam | ||
| Africa's Human Geographies | ||
| Modern and Contemporary African Art | ||
| African Theatre and Drama | ||
| African-American Theatre and Drama | ||
| Introduction to the Languages of Africa | ||
| Religion, Power, and Sexuality in Arab Societies | ||
| The Black Woman | ||
| Women and Islam | ||
| Intercultural Communication: The Afro-American | ||
| Postcolonial Theatre and Drama | ||
| Francophone African Literature | ||
| Islamic Literature | ||
| Muslim Women's Autobiography | ||
| Global Ethnic and Racial Relations | ||
| Popular Culture in the Muslim World | ||
| Topics and Problems in African and African-American Studies | ||
| Language and Society in Africa | ||
| Directed Language Study: _____ | ||
| Directed Language Study: _____ | ||
| Directed Language Study I: _____ | ||
| Directed Language Study II: _____ | ||
| The Civil Rights Movement | ||
| African Studies in: _____ | ||
| African-American Studies in: _____ | ||
| The Rhetoric of Black Americans | ||
| Islamic Art and Architecture in Africa | ||
| Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities | ||
| African Film | ||
| Liberation in Southern Africa | ||
| Slavery in the New World | ||
| Migration, Diasporas and Development | ||
| Black American Literature | ||
| Sexuality and Gender in African History | ||
| Politics in Africa | ||
or AAAS 365 | Politics in Africa | |
or POLS 365 | Politics in Africa | |
| The Life and Intellectual Thought of W.E.B. Du Bois | ||
| Women and Gender in Islam | ||
| African Design | ||
| Advanced Arabic I | ||
| Advanced Arabic II | ||
| Advanced KiSwahili I | ||
| Advanced KiSwahili II | ||
| Advanced Wolof I | ||
| Advanced Wolof II | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Minor Hours & Minor GPA
While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and GPA minimum standards:
Minor Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 18 hours of minor courses.
Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of KU resident credit in the minor.
Minor Junior/Senior (300+) Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 12 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.
Minor Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 KU GPA in all departmental courses in the minor. GPA calculations include all courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.